Word Processing Essentials
– Communication Technology Domain –

ICT Word Processing Essentilas

The ICT Word Processing Essentials course focuses on the fundamentals of using common word-processing application software. Students will:

  • Learn to use the application to create new documents, and to add and edit content
  • Use application tools to design a document’s look-and-feel by manipulating page layout, fonts, styles and images
  • Learn to create text structures that make content easier to read and understand, including tables, and bulleted and numbered lists
  • Learn to collaborate on word-processing projects by editing and sharing documents

Course Table of Contents

Lesson 1: Introduction to Word Processing

LESSON SECTIONS

  • What Is a Word Processor?
  • Storing Your Documents
  • Getting Started with Word Processing

DEMONSTRATION VIDEOS

  • Accessing Google Drive Tutorial
  • Accessing OneDrive Tutorial
  • Opening Google Docs Tutorial
  • Naming Google Documents & Changing Format
  • Open an Existing Google Document
  • Opening Microsoft Word and Saving Your Document
  • Open an Existing Microsoft Word Document

SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES

  • Word Processing Terms Search (Hands-on)
  • Google Docs Menu Activity (Online)
  • Microsoft Word Menu Activity (Online)
  • Creating and Saving a Document (Hands-on)

LESSON 1 QUIZ

Lesson 2: Formatting, Editing and Printing Documents

LESSON SECTIONS

  • Formatting Documents in a Word Processor

DEMONSTRATION VIDEOS

  • Setting Page Margins in Google Docs
  • Setting Page Margins in Microsoft Word
  • Adding Headers, footers, and page numbers in Google Docs.
  • Adding Headers, footers, page numbers, and more in Microsoft Word Docs
  • Adding tab stops and horizontal rules in Google Docs
  • Adding tab stops and horizontal rules in Microsoft Word
  • Working with Fonts and Styles in Google Docs
  • Working with Fonts and Styles in Microsoft Word
  • Copy, Cut, and Paste in Google Docs
  • Copy, Cut, and Paste in Microsoft Word
  • Undo and Redo in Google Docs
  • Undo and Redo in Microsoft Word
  • Creating Hyperlinks in Google Docs
  • Creating Hyperlinks in Microsoft Word
  • Spell Checking and Research in Google Docs
  • Spell and Grammar Checking and Research in Microsoft Word
  • Find and Replace in Google Docs
  • Find and Replace in Microsoft Word
  • Adding a Table of Contents in Google Docs
  • Adding a Table of Contents in Microsoft Word

SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES

  • Creating a Short Story Part 1 (Hands-on)
  • Formatting Dr. Seuss (Hands-on)
  • What’s that do? (Online)

LESSON 2 QUIZ

Lesson 3: Working with Images and Shapes in Documents

LESSON SECTIONS

  • Images and Shapes in Documents

DEMONSTRATION VIDEOS

  • Insert an Image in Google Docs
  • Insert an Image in Microsoft Word
  • Working with Images in Google Docs
  • Cropping and Adjusting Images in Google Docs
  • Working with Images in Microsoft Word
  • Cropping and Adjusting Images in Microsoft Word
  • Drawing in Google Docs
  • Drawing in Microsoft Word

SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES

  • Formatting Dr. Seuss’ “The Places” Part 2 (Hands-on)
  • Creating a Short Story Part 2 (Hands-on)
  • Documenting My Favorite Places (Hands-on)
  • What’s That Do? (Online)

LESSON 3 QUIZ

Lesson 4: Structuring Text Content in Documents

LESSON SECTIONS

  • Text Content in Documents

DEMONSTRATION VIDEOS

  • Creating Lists in Google Docs
  • Creating Lists in Microsoft Word
  • Creating Multilevel Lists in Word
  • Creating Tables in Google Docs
  • Managing Tables in Google Docs
  • Creating Tables in Microsoft Word
  • Managing Tables in Microsoft Word
  • Creating Columns in Microsoft Word

SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES

  • Structuring the Banana-Nut Muffin Recipe (Hands-on)
  • Structuring the Open House Flyer (Hands-on)
  • Formatting Dr. Seuss’ “The Places” – Part 3 (Hands-on)

LESSON 4 QUIZ

Lesson 5: Working with Functions and Events

LESSON SECTIONS

  • Document Revision and Collaboration

DEMONSTRATION VIDEOS

  • Setting Permissions in Google Docs
  • Setting Permissions in Word

SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES

  • Sharing a Document (Hands-on)
  • Editing and Commenting a Document (Hands-on)
  • Translating a Document (Hands-on)
  • Exchanging Recipes (Hands-on)

CASE STUDY

  • Creating a Newspaper
  • Creating a Personal Logo and Acronym

LESSON 5 QUIZ